カテゴリー: Asia Pacific
‘Failing to fulfil her duty to the nation’ criticism sparks outrage on social mediaA South Korean politician has sparked anger after he criticised the female nominee for head of the country’s fairtrade commission for “failing to fulfil her duty to the …
The incendiary extradition bill has been binned but protesters’ demands have grownThe decision by the Hong Kong leader, Carrie Lam, to withdraw the extradition bill that provoked months of turmoil represents a major and unexpected concession from Beiji…
Demonstrators say it’s too little, too late, as call for inquiry into police force rejectedHong Kong’s leader withdraws extradition bill that ignited mass protestsThe decision by Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, to withdraw the controversial extradition…
Chief executive did not concede to other demands including an inquiry into police violenceHong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, has said her government will formally withdraw an extradition bill that has ignited months of protests and plunged the territory i…
Honda down 81% and beer sales fall 97% amid deepening spat over countries’ wartime legacySales of Japanese beer and cars have plummeted in South Korea amid a consumer boycott sparked by a deepening dispute over the countries’ wartime legacy that has hi…
Major climbdown as Jacinda Ardern’s flagship KiwiBuild policy, designed to provide affordable housing, is dumpedThe New Zealand government has scrapped its target to build 100,000 homes in 10 years, saying it was “overly ambitious”.In a major climb-dow…
New technology is rolling out across the country, despite concerns over privacyChina’s shoppers are increasingly purchasing goods with just a turn of their heads as the country embraces facial payment technology.In a country where mobile payment is alr…
Business activity shows sharpest drop since global financial crisis amid increasingly bleak outlook for territoryHong Kong is on the verge of a recession as its private sector activity plunged to a decade-low in August amid an escalating trade war and …
Leader says she wants to remain in job, but doesn’t deny authenticity of leaked audio recording saying otherwise as arrests continueHong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam has said that she has never offered to step down, a day after an audio recording…
The embattled Hong Kong leader, Carrie Lam, said she has caused ‘unforgivable havoc’ by igniting the political crisis engulfing the city and would quit if she had a choice, according to a leaked audio recording of remarks she made last week to a group …
Carrie Lam’s comments further demonstrate it is Beijing directing response to crisisA leaked audio recording has emerged in which Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, can be heard saying she would quit if she had “a choice” but suggesting she was being prev…
Android and Windows devices also targeted in campaign believed to be state-backedChinese Uighurs were the target of an iOS malware attack lasting more than two years that was revealed last week, according to multiple reports.Android and Windows devices…
University and secondary school students attend pro-democracy rallies in central Hong Kong on Monday as part of a wider anti-government movement that has plunged the region into its biggest political crisis in decades. The boycott follows a weekend mar…
School and university students call for democracy after weekend of violent clashesThousands of students in Hong Kong have boycotted the first day of the new term in a fresh wave of protests, after a tense weekend of violent clashes between police and d…